Substance Abuse Movies

Na'ama is seventeen. She lives in a sleepy suburbia. She is bored. With detached parents and a rebellious older sister, her life at home is a mess....

A quiet coming-of-age story about friendship, uncertainty, and the moments that change everything. As three young men navigate love, loss, and the...

Because of the big housing problem in the US many people move into cheap, run down hotels, the so-called Flophouse hotels. Twelve-year-old Mikal was...

Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre on Staten Island, New York, where addicts learn to...

A young and obsessive bodybuilder contends with the cost of his sport as well as the temptation of steroids.

When his mother relapses, Oliver is forced to go look for his younger brother in the world of crime throughout the night.

With his parents away from home, teenager Harry agrees to let old friend Jason stay for the night in his suburban mansion, allowing buried demons...

Two musical stars from the golden age of Hollywood get a second chance at rekindling their love in the modern world.

An aging artist confronts his traumatic past as he paints a portrait of the beachside home he grew up in.

The hardships of modern life for one of the families, unhappy in its own way and at the same time recognizable to others. A husband and wife are...

Set to a vibrant landscape, 'April' follows the emotional up-and-down journey of a full-of-life high school girl, named April (played by Celine...

An exhausted teenager releases the anger caused by her bother's battle with substance abuse.

When fourteen-year-old Naomi reunites with her estranged cousin, innocent curiosities lead to a night of drinking, debauchery, and betrayal in the...

A compelling portrait of New Yorkers living on the streets as they struggle with mental health, addiction, and the onset of a global pandemic. This...

Joey, an image-conscious 22 year-old student swept up in a new city begins to fall into an addiction of drugs to repress his inner demons. A...

A young social worker goes on a mission to save a little girl from her mom's underworld but instead she falls into the girl's imaginary reality.

A newspaper clip of a 30-year-old movie makes our middle-aged protagonist in the middle of his peak years to look for his best childhood...

Ex cops attempt to get back into the good graces with their department by busting a photoshoot.

Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

While returning a lost wallet to its rightful owner, Bruno is confronted emotions long suppresed surrounding the untimely death of his father.